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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Retrograde Date, Center Seconds and Moon Phases

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5059R, Movement No. 3'236'798, Case No. 4'292'556 Manufactured in 2005

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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Retrograde Date, Center Seconds and Moon Phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5059R, Movement No. 3'236'798, Case No. 4'292'556 Manufactured in 2005
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 315 S-QR, 31 jewels
Dial: White, Roman numerals, three windows for date and leap year
Case: 18k pink gold, hinged case back, 36mm diam.
Buckle: Patek Philippe 18k pink gold deployant clasp
Accompanied By: Setting pin, A Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on April 18, 2005, a Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated June 23, 2005, product literature, a Patek Philippe leather envelope and a Patek Philippe winding box with outer packaging

Special notice

This watch is pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the auction. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

Reference 5059, introduced into the market in 1998, possesses an intriguing complication: a retrograde date display. The date is indicated by a hand progressing along a 240 arc located within the hour scale between 8 and 4 o'clock. Around midnight on the last day of each month, be it the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 31st, the hand automatically jumps back to the numeral 1.

Reference 5059 was discontinued in 2006 and replaced by reference 5159. To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public. For an example in white gold please see Lot 89 in this sale.

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